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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
It is commonly accepted that "exercise is good for children" but,
considering the number of children worldwide exercising, we know
comparatively little, compared to adults, about how specific
mechanisms influence health and sports performance. There are
considerable obstacles that challenge the progress of paediatric
research, not least in relation to ethical and methodological
considerations. Therefore, advances in the science and clinical
application of paediatric exercise physiology, psychology and
biomechanics have not reached their potential. Paediatric clinical
exercise physiology has application to the role of exercise in the
assessment and treatment of paediatric chronic diseases, the
utilization of physical activity in preventing illness and
enhancing wellbeing and can enhance our understanding of how sports
can be made safer and more enjoyable for our young athletes.
Exercise and Respiratory Diseases in Paediatrics highlights
research by various methodologies, including literature reviews,
experimental research and innovations, applied to children and
adolescents with respiratory diseases. Chronic conditions such as
asthma, bronchiectasis (e.g., cystic fibrosis), and those
associated with prematurity and medical complexity are worldwide
health problems for young people and although management includes
pharmaceutical medications, physiotherapy, nutritional and
psychological support, exercise has a role in optimising
multidisciplinary care. There has been unprecedented acceleration
in new technologies and methodologies that promise to facilitate
paediatric research and these are explained and discussed as future
research directions. This is reading for post graduate students,
researchers, academics and policy makers within the field of
paediatric healthcare, physical activity, physiology and the
related disciplines.
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Ruby Smiles (Hardcover)
Prudence Williams; Illustrated by Patrick Carlson
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Discovery Miles 5 300
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With the Harry Potter film series now complete, Alfred Music
Publishing and Warner Bros. Entertainment are proud to present
musical selections from the eight epic films together in one piano
sheet music collectible volume. For the first time ever, 36 sheet
music selections by John Williams, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper,
and Alexandre Desplat are collected along with eight pages of color
stills from The Sorcerer's Stone to The Deathly Hallows, Part 2. By
popular request, "Leaving Hogwarts" from The Sorcerer's Stone
appears in print in this collection for the first time. It's a
perfect gift for intermediate to advanced pianists of all ages who
love the music of Harry Potter. Titles: * Diagon Alley * Family
Portrait * Harry's Wondrous World * Hedwig's Theme * Leaving
Hogwarts * Nimbus 2000 * Voldemort * The Chamber of Secrets *
Fawkes the Phoenix * Buckbeak's Flight * Double Trouble * Hagrid
the Professor * Harry in Winter * Hogwarts March * Potter Waltz *
This Is the Night * Dumbledore's Army * Fireworks * Loved Ones and
Leaving * Professor Umbridge * Dumbledore's Farewell * Harry and
Hermione * In Noctem * When Ginny Kissed Harry * Farewell to Dobby
* Godric's Hollow Graveyard * Harry and Ginny * Obliviate * Ron
Leaves * Snape to Malfoy Manor * Courtyard Apocalypse * Harry's
Sacrifice * Lily's Lullaby * Lily's Theme * Severus and Lily *
Statues.
An inside account of the fight to contain the world's deadliest
diseases,and the panic and corruption that make them
worseThroughout history, humankind's biggest killers have been
infectious diseases: the Black Death, the Spanish Flu, and AIDS
alone account for over one hundred million deaths. We ignore this
reality most of the time, but when a new threat,Ebola, SARS,
Zika,seems imminent, we send our best and bravest doctors to
contain it. People like Dr. Ali S. Khan.In his long career as a
public health first responder- protected by a thin mask from
infected patients, napping under nets to keep out scorpions, making
life-and-death decisions on limited, suspect information- Khan has
found that rogue microbes will always be a problem, but outbreaks
are often caused by people. We make mistakes, politicize
emergencies, and, too often, fail to imagine the consequences of
our actions. The Next Pandemic is a firsthand account of disasters
like anthrax, bird flu, and others,and how we could do more to
prevent their return. It is both a gripping story of our brushes
with fate and an urgent lesson on how we can keep ourselves safe
from the inevitable next pandemic.
The ATL-98 Carvair is a truly unusual aircraft. Converted from 19
C-54 World War II transport planes and two DC-4 airliners into a
small fleet of air ferries by Aviation Traders of Southend,
England, the Carvair allowed commercial air passengers to accompany
their automobiles onboard the aircraft. The planes were dispersed
throughout the world, operating for 75 airlines and transporting
cars, royalty, rock groups, refugees, whales, rockets, military
vehicles, gold, and even nuclear material. After more than 45
years, two Carvairs were in 2008 still in service. This
comprehensive history of the ATL-98 Carvair, begins with corporate
histories and profiles of key players, including William Patterson,
Donald Douglas, and Freddie Laker. Four chapters illustrate the
evolution of the car-ferry as a viable aircraft, the history of
Aviation Traders, engineering details incorporated into the
Carvair's production, and major Carvair operators. Chapters on each
of the fleet's 21 planes provide individual histories and
anecdotes. Seven appendices provide several kinds of data and the
book is fully indexed.
University of Chicago social neuroscientist John T. Cacioppo
unveils his pioneering research on the startling effects of
loneliness: a sense of isolation or social rejection disrupts not
only our thinking abilities and will power but also our immune
systems, and can be as damaging as obesity or smoking. A blend of
biological and social science, this book demonstrates that, as
individuals and as a society, we have everything to gain, and
everything to lose, in how well or how poorly we manage our need
for social bonds.
With the Harry Potter film series now complete, Alfred Music and
Warner Bros. Entertainment are proud to present easy piano
arrangements from the eight epic films together in one collectible
volume. For the first time ever, 37 sheet music selections by John
Williams, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper, and Alexandre Desplat are
collected along with eight pages of color stills from The
Sorcerer's Stone to The Deathly Hallows, Part 2. By popular
request, "Leaving Hogwarts" from The Sorcerer's Stone appears in
print in this collection for the first time. It's a perfect gift
for pianists of all ages who love the music of Harry Potter.
Titles: Diagon Alley * Family Portrait * Harry's Wondrous World *
Hedwig's Theme * Leaving Hogwarts * Nimbus 2000 * Voldemort * The
Chamber of Secrets * Fawkes the Phoenix * Buckbeak's Flight *
Double Trouble * Hagrid the Professor * Harry in Winter * Hogwarts
March * Potter Waltz * This Is the Night * Dumbledore's Army *
Fireworks * Loved Ones and Leaving * Professor Umbridge *
Dumbledore's Farewell * Harry and Hermione * In Noctem * When Ginny
Kissed Harry * Farewell to Dobby * Godric's Hollow Graveyard *
Harry and Ginny * Obliviate * Ron Leaves * Snape to Malfoy Manor *
Courtyard Apocalypse * Harry's Sacrifice * Lily's Lullaby * Lily's
Theme * A New Beginning * Severus and Lily * Statues.
The Next Pandemic is a gripping book that confronts the most urgent
question facing our species: when, where, and how will the next
major outbreak arrive? Some of history's biggest killers have been
infectious diseases: The Black Death killed around 20 million in
the 14th century; Spanish Flu killed 50 million in 1918; the AIDS
pandemic has killed almost 40 million since 1981. There is no
guarantee that we can prevent another such disaster, but whenever a
new scare emerges, Dr. Ali Khan is sent to try. This book is Dr.
Khan's story of 25 years of containing these near misses, in his
long career at the Center for Disease Control. During the 1995
Ebola outbreak in Zaire, Khan worked among Red Cross workers
digging mass graves, rescuing struggling patients from
near-abandoned hospitals and ultimately finding Patient Zero. In
2001, he traveled to Washington, DC, summoned by a midnight phone
call, to prevent anthrax spores from spreading through the Senate
Office building's ventilation system. In 2002, he was called to
Hong Kong to quarantine victims of SARS, a contagious disease with
no cure and no vaccine. In each of these stories, Khan reconstructs
the chaos of those first moments on the ground, making
life-and-death decisions on limited and conflicting information,
with local, federal, and international authorities fighting to
contain both the virus and the panic. Through these and other
stories, Khan breaks down the sources of the next pandemic:
mutation; spillover from other species; lab accidents;
bioterrorism; and natural disasters. He shows that the danger of an
outbreak is more real than ever in a world of climate change and
global commerce, but that we need not only live in fear. His career
is a testament to the power of good information, habits, and poise
under pressure, as we work to fight whatever exotic contagion comes
next. The Next Pandemic is a vivid and necessary book about rampant
and violent diseases, and disasters narrowly averted; and the tools
we have to keep them at bay.
Education in the Global South faces several key interrelated
challenges, for which Open Educational Resources (OER) are seen to
be part of the solution. These challenges include: unequal access
to education; variable quality of educational resources, teaching,
and student performance; and increasing cost and concern about the
sustainability of education. The Research on Open Educational
Resources for Development (ROER4D) project seeks to build on and
contribute to the body of research on how OER can help to improve
access, enhance quality and reduce the cost of education in the
Global South. This volume examines aspects of educator and student
adoption of OER and engagement in Open Educational Practices (OEP)
in secondary and tertiary education as well as teacher professional
development in 21 countries in South America, Sub-Saharan Africa
and South and Southeast Asia. The ROER4D studies and syntheses
presented here aim to help inform Open Education advocacy, policy,
practice and research in developing countries.
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